Choon Yen’s fascination with people, cultures and human connections informed her decisions throughout her life. She embraced the humanities and social sciences, earning a bachelor’s in Sociology and a master’s in Geography. Leveraging her Indonesian language skills honed during her undergraduate years, she took on an academic career studying Southeast Asian migration impacts on families and youths, publishing several peer-reviewed articles in leading journals and producing a short film on youth aspirations. Choon Yen pivoted to the dynamic startup world, joining Workato (then a Series A startup) as their first HR/Operations hire globally. Working closely with the founders, she established Asia-Pacific operations by setting up new offices and diversifying talent streams. Under her leadership, Singapore became Workato’s second global headquarters housing the global R&D and Business Technology hubs. She also created the foundation for setting up various support functions in the Philippines, and expanding sales footprints beyond Singapore shores to ANZ and Japan. Expanding her reach beyond regional HR, Choon Yen now leads global people operations, crafting frictionless employee experiences. She champions Workato's automation platform to design engaging employee journeys that foster high productive teams, personal career growth and well-being. Outside work, she volunteers with organisations focused on youth education and empowerment. She also takes a keen interest in healthcare systems and ageing issues, believing that there is much work to be done to empower people to lead happier, healthier and fulfilling lives.
Listed skills include Research, Public Speaking, Event Planning, Event Management, and 2 others.